Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Mountain Journey
Point of View:Third person and Omniscient
Protagonist:Dave Conroy
What type of character is the Protagonist? Round, Dynamic
Antagonist: Himself
Describe the setting Alberta near Jasper, Winter, cold, almost night time, and very worrisome
Type of Conflict: Man vs Himself
Describe the main conflict: The conflict is man vs. himself because Dave keeps on deciding to move forward even though he has many places to stop and keep warm. And even after he gets himself wet and he gets hypothermia he is desperate to find a better place to rest even when there were plenty good places to stop. He thinks he can over come the force of nature.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
The Climax was when Dave fell through the ice and got all his clothing and gear wet. If this is the climax then everything that follows is conclusion. Does that make sense?
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? He becomes more desperate and confused. He new his decision not to stop was not going to well but he kept trucking along and got hypothermia.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
The story relates to the title because a mountain means an uphill struggle, and a journey represents a path, and that could be a life path. So it would make sense to say that the title is relating to the life journey that Dave Conroy takes in this story. Excellent How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
he conflict Man vs. Himself helps illustrate the theme because if the protagonist is against himself.SAY WHAT!!!?
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
The climax helps illustrate the theme because Dave Conroy is at a point where he has to make a decision that be life and death. YOU SOUND LIKE A PIRATE! AAARRRGGGH!
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? It just does. REALLY!
Give examples of each of the the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: “ … smooth and thin like the tracing of a pen upon the snow.”
Metaphor: … cold as an old man’s fingers feeling craftily through his cloths.”
Personification: “… that tree like a strong and lonely woman.”
Symbol: “Across the valley he could see a cottage he had never seen before – a white cottage, low roofed with green trees beside it, an an open door.”
An open door means like the break through he got to his destination. The light.
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
“A man when he was alone would travel to far. He would travel ‘till he could travel no more, for the mere sake of traveling….” He is meaning he loves travelling. NOT REALLY FORESHADOWING.
Irony:he remembered Duncan Macdonald… who had walked thirty miles to the railroad on frozen feet to have them amputated… Macdonald had opened a cobbler’s shop in jasper to make boots he could no longer wear himself.”
It’s Irony because he makes shoes for people who have feet when he doesn’t have feet himself.
Imagery: “Across the valley he could see a cottage he had never seen before – a white cottage, low roofed with green trees beside it, an an open door.”
Painted a very clear picture in my mind.
WHERE IS THE PARAGRAPH RELATING THE CLASS THEME OF "MYSTERY" TO THE STORY?
COMPLETION 4/5 EFFORT 3/5 CONTENT3.5/5 TOTAL 10.5/15
Point of View:Third person and Omniscient
Protagonist:Dave Conroy
What type of character is the Protagonist?
Round, Dynamic
Antagonist:
Himself
Describe the setting
Alberta near Jasper, Winter, cold, almost night time, and very worrisome
Type of Conflict:
Man vs Himself
Describe the main conflict:
The conflict is man vs. himself because Dave keeps on deciding to move forward even though he has many places to stop and keep warm. And even after he gets himself wet and he gets hypothermia he is desperate to find a better place to rest even when there were plenty good places to stop. He thinks he can over come the force of nature.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
The Climax was when Dave fell through the ice and got all his clothing and gear wet.
If this is the climax then everything that follows is conclusion. Does that make sense?
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
He becomes more desperate and confused. He new his decision not to stop was not going to well but he kept trucking along and got hypothermia.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
The story relates to the title because a mountain means an uphill struggle, and a journey represents a path, and that could be a life path. So it would make sense to say that the title is relating to the life journey that Dave Conroy takes in this story. Excellent
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
he conflict Man vs. Himself helps illustrate the theme because if the protagonist is against himself.SAY WHAT!!!?
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
The climax helps illustrate the theme because Dave Conroy is at a point where he has to make a decision that be life and death. YOU SOUND LIKE A PIRATE! AAARRRGGGH!
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
It just does. REALLY!
Give examples of each of the the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile:
“ … smooth and thin like the tracing of a pen upon the snow.”
Metaphor:
… cold as an old man’s fingers feeling craftily through his cloths.”
Personification:
“… that tree like a strong and lonely woman.”
Symbol:
“Across the valley he could see a cottage he had never seen before – a white cottage, low roofed with green trees beside it, an an open door.”
An open door means like the break through he got to his destination. The light.
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
“A man when he was alone would travel to far. He would travel ‘till he could travel no more, for the mere sake of traveling….”
He is meaning he loves travelling. NOT REALLY FORESHADOWING.
Irony:he remembered Duncan Macdonald… who had walked thirty miles to the railroad on frozen feet to have them amputated… Macdonald had opened a cobbler’s shop in jasper to make boots he could no longer wear himself.”
It’s Irony because he makes shoes for people who have feet when he doesn’t have feet himself.
Imagery:
“Across the valley he could see a cottage he had never seen before – a white cottage, low roofed with green trees beside it, an an open door.”
Painted a very clear picture in my mind.
WHERE IS THE PARAGRAPH RELATING THE CLASS THEME OF "MYSTERY" TO THE STORY?
COMPLETION 4/5
EFFORT 3/5
CONTENT3.5/5
TOTAL 10.5/15